Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
77
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-09-15
Day of Death
2006-05-30 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
Shohei Imamura
今村 昌平
Сёхэй Имамура
Shouhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura
Biography
Shōhei Imamura (Tokyo, 15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. Imamura was the first Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards, but was never Oscar nominated for any category. His eldest son Daisuke Tengan is also a script writer and film director, and worked on the screenplays to Imamura's films The Eel (1997), Dr. Akagi (1998), Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) and 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).
